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Africa’s most successful club Al Ahly of Egypt stunned top Serie A side Roma 4-3 in a friendly p...

Africa’s most successful club Al Ahly of Egypt stunned top
Serie A side Roma 4-3 in a friendly played at the Al Ain Stadium in Dubai
Friday night.

In a dramatic high-profile international club friendly on
Friday in Al Ain, Ahmed El Sheikh scored in the third minute of added time to
blunt a 91st minute equaliser on as Cairo giants Al Ahly dealt a defeat to
compatriot Mohamed Salah and Italian power club AS Roma.

The friendly, held at Al Ain’s Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, saw
goals from Roma stars Salah and Edin Dzeko before midfielder William Vainqueur
scored to level 3-3 in the first minute of added time. Two minutes later,
however, Ahly’s El Sheikh fired in for the winner.

The Cairo club, winners of a record eight African Champions
League titles, went ahead early on a goal from Ghana’s John Antwi. Dzeko
levelled on 20 minutes. Just before the half the sides traded blows again, with
Salah firing Serie A third-place finishers Roma ahead with a 41st-minute
strike, only for midfielder Moamen Zakaria to draw Ahly even again three minutes
from the end of the period.

John Antwi celebrates after scoring for the Egyptian side

Walid Soliman put the Egyptian Premier League leaders ahead
15 minutes after the break, which lasted until the added time drama.

William Vainqueur scored to level 3-3 in the first minute of added time. Two minutes later, however, Ahly’s El Sheikh fired in for the winner.

Ahly have enjoyed their sojourns to Al Ain in recent months.
In October they defeated fierce rivals Zamalek 3-2 at the same venue to win the
Egyptian Super Cup.

The friendly filled a lull in their league campaign, which
has six fixtures remaining. With an eight-point edge at the top, they are close
to reclaiming the domestic championship after Zamalek won it last season for
the first break in Ahly’s dominance over Egypt in a decade.